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Killer | Ambiguous
In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner, who is infatuated with him, and an eccentric mute repeatedly encounters, then subsequently falls for a depressed woman looking for the prostitute who supposedly stole her ex-boyfriend's affections. Directed by Wong Kar-wai. Starring Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Takeshi Kaneshiro in prominent roles.
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In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner, who is infatuated with him, and an eccentric mute repeatedly encounters, then subsequently falls for a depressed woman looking for the prostitute who supposedly stole her ex-boyfriend's affections. Directed by Wong Kar-wai. Starring Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Takeshi Kaneshiro in prominent roles.
Best Supporting Actress | 1996 | Karen
Best Art Direction | 1995 | William
Best Supporting Actress | 1996 | Karen
Best New Performer | 1996
Best Film Editing | 1996
Best Costume Make Up Design | 1996
Best Art Direction | 1996
Best Director | 1996
Best Picture | 1996 | Jeffrey
Best Film of the Decade | 1999
Best Director | 1996
Best Supporting Actress | 1996
Best Supporting Actor | 1996
Best Actress | 1996
Best Actor | 1996 | Takeshi
1996
The character He Zhiwu, who is mute but able to communicate with the audience through narration, tells us he became mute after eating a tin of pineapple with a past expiration date. A character in the earlier Kar-Wai Wong film, Chungking Express (1994), is obsessed with the expiration dates on tins of pineapple. In addition, they are both named He Zhiwu (though the character in Chungking Express (1994) is a cop, and the character in this film is a former criminal) and both are played by the actor Takeshi Kaneshiro. Also his cop number and prisoner number are the same.
All scenes take place during night time.
The film was originally intended to be the third segment in Kar-Wai Wong's previous film Chungking Express (1994) before he eventually decided that the film was complete without it. The third segment was expanded into a feature length film which became this one.
Director Kar-Wai Wong has stated that he considers this film to be a continuation of his previous film Chungking Express (1994) and thinks the two films should be seen together.
After the sunshine and bright daytime colors of Chungking Express (1994), director Kar-Wai Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle wanted to instead focus on neon, night time, and grunge for this film.
"He Zhiwu: Most people fall in love for the first time as teenagers. I guess I'm a late bloomer. Maybe I'm too picky. On May 30, 1995, I finally fell in love for the first time. It was raining that night. When I looked at her, I suddenly felt like I was a store. And she was me. Without any warning, she suddenly enters the store. I don't know how long she'll stay. The longer the better, of course."
"[last lines] The Killer's Agent: As I was leaving, I asked if he'd give me a ride home. I hadn't ridden on a motorcycle in a long time. Actually, I hadn't been that close to a man for a while. The road wasn't that long, and I knew I'd be getting off soon. But at that moment I felt such warmth."
